Sorry, it's clearly about the money for some of you. Having a hold placed on some portion of the credit line is only an issue if you have an insufficient credit line. It causes no financial harm whatever.

Moreover, the property is just protecting itself against guests who skip. If you think this doesn't happen with some frequency, you're living in fantasyland.

IME, Hyatt is very lenient to Globalists with what is really a minimal hold, typically $50 over the expected charge for room and tax.